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New York Giants at Chicago Bears - Week 6
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

NYG
CHI		 21
 27
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PIT
NYJ		 19
 6
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CAR
MIN		 35
 10
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CIN
BUF		 27
 24
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DET
CLE		 31
 17
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GB
BAL		 19
 17
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PHI
TB		 31
 20
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OAK
KC		 7
 24
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STL
HOU		 38
 13
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JAC
DEN		 19
 35
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TEN
SEA		 13
 20
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ARI
SF		 20
 32
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NO
NE		 27
 30
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WAS
DAL		 16
 31
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IND
SD		 9
 19
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Bears 30, Giants 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
New York Giants
Rank  Player Projections
QB 9 Eli Manning Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 31 Da'Rel Scott Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 41 Brandon Jacobs Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 3 Victor Cruz Rec: 8-100, 1 TD
WR 22 Hakeem Nicks Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 46 Rueben Randle Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 26 Brandon Myers Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
K 14 Josh Brown FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 28 Defense / ST  
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Chicago Bears
Rank  Player Projections
QB 8 Jay Cutler Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 5 Matt Forte Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 49 Michael Bush Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 6 Brandon Marshall Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 30 Alshon Jeffery Rec: 5-80, 0 TD
WR 77 Earl Bennett Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 11 Martellus Bennett Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 3 Robbie Gould FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 8 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Giants QB Eli Manning has started 140 consecutive games, longest active streak by QB in NFL. Has won past 2 starts vs. Chi. Is 27-6 (.818) in career as starter in Oct... RB Brandon Jacobs is franchise leader with 57 rush TDs. Has 3 rush TDs in 2 career meetings... WR Victor Cruz ranks 4th in NFC with 473 rec. yards. WR Hakeem Nicks had 9 catches for 142 yards last week, his 15th career 100-yard game (incl. playoffs). Had 8 catches for 110 yards in last meeting. WR Rueben Randle had 6 catches for 96 yards & 2 TDs last week... DE JASON PIERRE PAUL has 8 sacks & 28-yard INT-TD in past 8 in Oct. DE Justin Tuck has 4.5 sacks & FF in 2 meetings. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Chi with sack. Had 3 sacks in last meeting. S Ryan Mundy leads team with 40 tackles, incl. career-high 15 last week vs. Phi.

Bears QB Jay Cutler has won 6 of past 7 in Oct. In career (incl. playoffs), Cutler's teams are 26-2 (.929) when he has 100+ rating... Since entering NFL in 2008, RB Matt Forte is 1 of 2 players (RAY RICE) with 5,000+ rush (5,702) & 2,500+ rec. (2,525) yards... WR Brandon Marshall has 38 catches for 491 yards (98.2 per game) & 4 TDs in past 5 Oct. games. WR Alshon Jeffery set franchise record with 218 rec. yards last week. In past 2, has 15 catches for 325 yards (162.5 per game) & 2 TDs. TE Martellus Bennett spent 2012 with NYG & set career highs in rec. (55), yards (626) & TDs (5)... Since 2012, Bears have 10 INT-TDs, most in NFL. CB Charles Tillman has INT in 2 of 3 meetings. Since entering NFL in 2003, is only player with 30+ INTs (35) & 30+ FFs (39). Since entering NFL in 2002, DE Julius Peppers has 112.5 sacks, 3rd most in NFL. Incl. playoffs, has sack in 5 of 6 games vs. NYG. CB Tim Jennings has 10 INTs since 2012, tied for most in NFL. LB Lance Briggs leads team with 51 tackles.


Results and Schedule
New York Giants
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 DAL A L 31-36 -5
2 2013-09-15 DEN H L 23-41 -18
3 2013-09-22 CAR A L 0-38 -38
4 2013-09-29 KC A L 7-31 -24
5 2013-10-06 PHI H L 21-36 -15
6 2013-10-10 CHI A    
7 2013-10-21 MIN H    
8 2013-10-27 PHI A    
9   Bye      
10 2013-11-10 OAK H    
11 2013-11-17 GB H    
12 2013-11-24 DAL H    
13 2013-12-01 WAS A    
14 2013-12-08 SD A    
15 2013-12-15 SEA H    
16 2013-12-22 DET A    
17 2013-12-29 WAS H    
   
Chicago Bears
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 CIN H W 24-21 +3
2 2013-09-15 MIN H W 31-30 +1
3 2013-09-22 PIT A W 40-23 +17
4 2013-09-29 DET A L 32-40 -8
5 2013-10-06 NO H L 18-26 -8
6 2013-10-10 NYG H    
7 2013-10-20 WAS A    
8   Bye      
9 2013-11-04 GB A    
10 2013-11-10 DET H    
11 2013-11-17 BAL H    
12 2013-11-24 STL A    
13 2013-12-01 MIN A    
14 2013-12-09 DAL H    
15 2013-12-15 CLE A    
16 2013-12-22 PHI A    
17 2013-12-29 GB H    

Injury Report
New York Giants
Out  CB Jayron Hosley (hamstring)
 TE Adrien Robinson (foot)
 CB Corey Webster (groin)
 RB David Wilson (neck)
Doubtful  DE Damontre Moore (hamstring)
Questionable  DT Linval Joseph (knee)
 WR Louis Murphy (ankle)
 TE Brandon Myers (ankle)
 SS Cooper Taylor (shoulder)
Probable  SLB Zak DeOssie (back)
 MLB Mark Herzlich (toe)
 FS Terrell Thomas (knee)
IR  RB Andre Brown (leg, 8/30/2013)
 FS Stevie Brown (knee, 8/26/2013)
 MLB Dan Connor (neck, 9/12/2013)
 CB Aaron Ross (back, 10/5/2013)
   
Chicago Bears
Out  DB Anthony Walters (hamstring)
Questionable  TE Martellus Bennett (knee)
 WLB Lance Briggs (hip)
 DT Stephen Paea (toe)
 CB Charles Tillman (knee)
Probable  WR Alshon Jeffery (ankle)
IR  CB Kelvin Hayden (hamstring, 8/8/2013)
 DT Henry Melton (knee, 9/27/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison
  NYG
 Offense 		 CHI
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 17.0 29.0 23.2 CHI
Rushing yards 54.3 110.0 106.9 CHI
Rushing yards per attempt 3.26 4.67 4.07 CHI
Completion % 53.6% 65.9% 61.7% CHI
Passing yards 294.3 270.0 249.0 NYG
Passing yards per completion 12.62 10.84 11.05 NYG
Passing yards per attempt 6.77 7.15 6.82 CHI
Interceptions 2.7 1.0 1.0 CHI
Fumbles lost 1.3 0.7 0.7 CHI
Sacks allowed 2.3 2.0 2.7 CHI
3rd down conversions 26.2% 35.9% 37.7% CHI
4th down conversions 25.0% 80.0% 42.1% CHI
Time of possession 25:19 29:57 30:06 CHI
  Defense Stats Comparison
  NYG
 Defense 		 CHI
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 36.7 26.3 23.2 CHI
Rushing yards 117.0 89.7 106.9 CHI
Rushing yards per attempt 3.88 3.69 4.07 CHI
Completion % 63.8% 69.0% 61.7% NYG
Passing yards 277.0 262.0 249.0 CHI
Passing yards per completion 10.60 11.60 11.05 NYG
Passing yards per attempt 6.76 8.00 6.82 NYG
INT return 0.7 1.3 1.0 CHI
Fumble recoveries 0.7 1.7 0.7 CHI
Sacks 1.0 1.3 2.7 CHI
3rd down conversions 49.4% 39.1% 37.7% CHI
4th down conversions 50.0% 75.0% 42.1% NYG
Time of possession 34:41 29:43 30:06 CHI

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   NYG   CHI  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 5.8 7.0 8.8 CHI
Yards per kick return 23.2 28.2 23.8 CHI
Yards allowed per punt return 19.3 15.2 8.8 CHI
Yards allowed per kick return 18.7 27.1 23.8 NYG
  Misc Stats Comparison
   NYG   CHI  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 6.3 4.0 6.4 CHI
Penalty yards 54.0 36.0 56.0 CHI

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 5 of the 2013 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 1 to 5 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
New York Giants vs. Chicago Bears
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 3 2000-09-17 NYG CHI 14-7 NYG
2004 9 2004-11-07 CHI NYG 28-21 CHI
2006 10 2006-11-12 CHI NYG 38-20 CHI
2007 13 2007-12-02 NYG CHI 21-16 NYG
2010 4 2010-10-03 CHI NYG 3-17 NYG

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.